The classic teacher-education book that brought brain-based learning into mainstream classrooms. Explains how emotions, movement, stress, sleep, and nutrition directly affect learning, memory and attention. Packed with practical classroom strategies (brain breaks, water stations, music cues, novelty, etc.). Even though first published in 1998 and updated in 2005, it remains on every progressive teacher’s shelf and is still the go-to text for understanding why children learn best when they’re happy, moving, and hydrated. Essential reading for anyone who wants pedagogy backed by neuroscience.